COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in the Sudan since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

Course and measures

On March 13, 2020, the first COVID-19 infection was posthumously confirmed in a man in Khartoum and at the same time the first death in Sudan. It was a man who died on March 12, 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March. This case first appeared in the WHO situation report on March 14, 2020.

Sudan stopped issuing visas and flight permits to eight countries, including Italy and neighboring Egypt, fearing a coronavirus outbreak.

As of March 31, 2020, Sudan reported seven COVID cases. From March 26, 2020, nationwide bus connections and all flight connections on March 31, 2020, and national borders were closed. Isolation wards have been set up for suspected cases.

The first COVID-19-related death in the country occurred on March 12, 2020 (confirmed posthumously on March 13) and first appeared in the WHO situation report on March 16. As of April 15, 2020, the WHO had confirmed 32 COVID-19 infections and five COVID-19-related deaths in Sudan.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Sudan
according to WHO data

New infections in Sudan
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Sudan
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Sudan
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Sudan  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
3. ^ Sudan Reports First Coronavirus Case . In: The New York Times . March 13, 2020.
4. ↑ Sudan reports first coronavirus case . In: The East African . March 13, 2020.
5. ↑ ^{a b} World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English). 
6. ↑ Sudan stops visas and flights for eight countries including Egypt over coronavirus: statement (en) . In: Reuters , March 12, 2020. 
7. ↑ he Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising US citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Retrieved April 4, 2020 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed July 8, 2020 .